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  • Iran: "voices other than those of the regime are brutally suppressed"

    As Iranians commemorate Journalist's Day, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt talks about the ongoing oppression of civil liberties in Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns barbaric hangings in Iran

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has spoken after reports that three men in Iran were made to stand on a bus before being hung from a bridge.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Iran's nuclear threat is escalating

    Foreign Secretary William Hague writes about why the international community must continue to exert pressure on Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK, US and Canada intensify travel restrictions on Iranian regime

    The UK, US and Canada have decided to work together to intensify travel restrictions on members of the Iranian Government, as part of our efforts to implement international sanctions on Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary speaks out against arrest of female activists in Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "The continued efforts of the Iranian authorities to stifle inconvenient voices and to disregard essential rights are truly disturbing."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK condemns ongoing repression in Iran

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt calls on the Iranian authorities to release immediately all those detained yesterday and in the past two years for simply exercising what should be legitimate freedoms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary: our attention has not been diverted from Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement on the anniversary of the 2009 Iranian presidential elections.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK remains extremely concerned by the repression of Iran's people

    Foreign Office Spokesperson confirms that the UK stands by its recent statements on Iran's repression of its people as UK Chargé d’Affaires in Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister calls on Iran to release opposition politicians

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has condemned the continued detention of opposition politicians in Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • EU intensifies sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the EU intensification of sanctions on Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO Minister appalled by public executions in Iran

    Minister Alistair Burt says UK condemns the use of the death penalty in all circumstances.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary explains new EU sanctions on Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the EU agreed new sanctions as the human rights situation in Iran seemed to be getting worse.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary hails EU adoption of sanctions against human rights violators in Iran

    EU Foreign Ministers have today adopted tough new sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by reinstated sentence for Baha’i spiritual leaders in Iran

    Foreign Secretary, William Hague calls on the Iranian judiciary to review the case and to cease persecution of the Baha’i faith.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Human Rights Council agrees to Special Rapporteur for Iran

    Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed the Human Rights Council's decision to establish a Special Rapporteur for Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes EU intention to impose sanctions against human rights violators in Iran

    The Foreign Affairs Council of the EU has announced that the EU will seek swiftly to introduce sanctions against individuals responsible for human rights violations in Iran.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Congratulating Norouz - Iranian New Year

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt offers best wishes to those celebrating Norouz, the ancient ceremony which marks the new year for Iranians and several other nations in the region.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary comments on IAEA report regarding Iran’s Nuclear Programme

    The IAEA Director General’s latest report on Iran’s nuclear programme was discussed in Vienna on 9 March.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NATO confirm Iranian support to the insurgency in Afghanistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague calls on Iran to "act in the interests of a stable and secure region".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary concerned by reports that opposition leaders in Iran have been detained

    Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the Iranian authorities to release both men immediately.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government